Secretarty
Norton Announces the Walt Disney Co is Recipient of 2004 National Take
Pride in America® Outstanding Charter Partner Award

WASHINGTON -
Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton today announced The Walt Disney
Co. is the recipient of the 2004 National Take Pride in America Outstanding
Charter Partner award at a ceremony held in Washington, D.C. Kym Murphy,
senior vice president of Environmental Policy, and Karen Kawanami, manager
of Disney Worldwide Outreach, accepted the award from Secretary Norton.

Presented annually, Take
Pride in America's national awards recognize outstanding volunteer projects
and efforts in a variety of categories. The outstanding charter partner
award is presented each year to the organization whose support of Take
Pride in America far exceeds expectations. Disney is receiving the award
for the participation of Disney VoluntEARS who worked on projects important
to Take Pride in America's mission, as well as for programming support
and other contributions.

"Take Pride in America
is a thriving reality because of the dedication and enthusiasm of supporters,
like Disney," Norton said. "For cooperative conservation to
really work, successful collaboration between public, private, federal,
state and local groups is essential."

Disney has been a leader
in volunteerism more than two decades. In 2003 alone, Disney VoluntEARS
participated in more than 1,050 projects and programs and contributed
in excess of 400,000 community service hours at sites around the world.

"It is a distinct honor
to receive this distinguished award from Take Pride in America,"
Kawanami said. "DisneyHand believes in Take Pride in America's
mission and supports them wholeheartedly - it means a great deal to
have them recognize Disney as a company that goes above and beyond in
helping to support awareness and public space for everyone to enjoy."

Disney also has a long and
distinguished commitment to environmental stewardship dating back to
Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures, a series of 13 nature films between
1948 and 1960 that won eight Academy Awards.

"Walt Disney would have
been one of the first to embrace a program such as Take Pride in America.
That fact alone makes this award extremely satisfying and appreciated
throughout our company," Murphy said.

Over the past year, DisneyHand
has supported Take Pride in America through:

Collaborating
with Take Pride in America, the Points of Light Foundation, AmeriCorps
and USA WEEKEND on Make a Difference Day, Oct. 18, 2003. The resulting
volunteer cleanup included a visit from Mickey Mouse and a screening
of Disney's Brother Bear for all volunteers;

Including
Take Pride in America's outreach messages in 6,000,000 DVD/videos
of Disney's Brother Bear;

Designing
the "Show Your Character, How-to Guide for Young Volunteers"
on the Take Pride Web site;

Arranging
for a special holiday message from Secretary Norton to be broadcast
on ABC Radio; and

Securing
ABC talent to record public service announcements for Take Pride in
America on two separate occasions.

Over the past year, Disney
Environmental Policy has supported Take Pride in America through:

Securing
the Jiminy Cricket Environmentality Challenge grand prize winners
- a class of fifth-grade environmental heroes - to volunteer in painting
picnic tables and clearing a nature trail at an April 2004 press event
where Clint Eastwood was named the Take Pride in America spokesman;

Inviting
Secretary Norton and Executive Director Marti Allbright to join a
special group of Wonderful Outdoor World kids on horseback in the
Tournament of Roses Parade. A separate press event highlighted Take
Pride in America and resulted in increased attention for the New Year's
Pledge Drive, netting more than 400,000 volunteer hours for forest-fire
restoration efforts in southern California.

"Since Take Pride in
America's inception, Disney's support has been unwavering," said
Marti Allbright, executive director of Take Pride in America. "When
the Take Pride team calls our friends at Disney, they always get the
job done while going the extra mile."

About DisneyHand
DisneyHand, worldwide outreach for The Walt Disney Co., is dedicated
to making the dreams of families and children a reality through public
service initiatives, community outreach and volunteerism in the areas
of compassion, learning, the arts and the environment.

About Disney Environmental
Policy
Disney's Environmentality is the attitude and commitment to support
responsible environmental initiatives and the commitment begins with
individual action. Corporate Environmental Policy is a division of The
Walt Disney Company that promotes environmentality among internal and
external audiences to balance environmental stewardship with our corporate
goals and operations around the world.

About Take Pride in America
Take Pride in America is a national partnership that encourages, supports
and recognizes volunteers who work to improve our public parks, forests,
grasslands, reservoirs, wildlife refuges, cultural and historic sites,
local playgrounds, and other recreation areas. With 100 Charter Partners,
Take Pride involves federal, state and local governments; conservation,
youth and recreation groups; and top national corporations and organizations.
Together, we protect and enhance the special legacy all Americans share
- our public lands that cover more than one in every three acres across
the nation. For more information visit: www.TakePride.gov.